Holt’s steal of home denied by Blue Jays

TORONTO — The series finale between the Red Sox and Blue Jays had a fair bit of drama, including a wild yet unsuccessful straight steal of home by Brock Holt in the top of the fifth inning.

Boston, which pulled off an 11-8 win at Rogers Centre in a back-and-forth affair, was trailing by one in the fifth and had Holt on third base and Sandy Leon on first with two outs for Jackie Bradley Jr. Toronto left-hander Aaron Loup was on the mound and Holt tried to ambush the southpaw with an unexpected break for the plate.

“As Loup was coming in, we discussed it,” Holt said. “It’s something we’ve talked about before. Honestly, as soon as I took off, I thought I was going to make it. But he stepped off and made a good throw to home. If he makes a throw to the right or a little up or anything else, I think I’m in there. It’s the first time I’ve ever tried it, so I was a little nervous. Obviously would’ve liked to get in there safe, but offensively we came back the next inning and we took the lead.”

The count was 0-1 to Bradley when Holt charged home in a full sprint. The sold-out crowd at …

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